§ Mr. Ron Thomasasked the Secretary of State for Social Services if he will announce his proposals for uprating family income supplement.
§ Mr. Orme:My right hon. Friend has today laid in draft before Parliament the Family Income Supplements (Computation) (No. 2) Regulations 1977 by which the prescribed amounts and maximum payments would be increased, with effect from 15th November 1977. Following are the proposed increases in relation to the prescribed amounts, and maximum payments which, as already announced, will become operative on 19th July:
include a claim form and explain how to claim the supplement are available from post offices and local social security offices.
Families who receive FIS are also entitled automatically to certain other benefits, including free school meals, free milk and vitamins for expectant mothers and children under school age and exemption from NHS charges for prescriptions, glasses and dental treatment.